Nursing bottle holder



Oct. 19, 1948. M. H. LOVE ETAL NURSINGy BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Nov. 2a, 1945 INVENToRs MAW/f H 0l/5 mm {B7/LUL 7'. o E

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tle againstgxaccidentaldisplacement and" to en to the opposed end walls I2 aridiliisiimprtant" compass approximately"two-thnds 'ffne home fritriyarricemriiwithfrespect*zothe centers offtiieibbdvyimu isiofruhlforinzuiameter:throughsion of a nursing bottle holder in which the bottle ends of the opening 2I are located at various disreceiving opening is arranged in a novel manner tances from the four side walls I4, I5, I6 and II to facilitate a higher and lower elevation of the to facilitate adjustment of the height of the botnursing bottle during use as may be required by tle supported within the opening when the varireason of the size of the infant child by the mere ous side walls are utilized as the base surface of turning of the holder onto any one of its plurality the holder I0. of flat sides. The inside of the covering I8 is filled with a Other novel features of the invention are to soft mass 23 such as cotton and is of such volprovide a nursing bottle holder which is simple urne as to cause the walls of the body II and and inexpensive of construction; which is conopening 2I to assume a taut solid cushion-like structed of lightweight materials having no forappearance. eign substances nor protruding parts which might In practice, the holder is set upright on either be injurious to an infant child; and which is conof its four side walls I4, I5, I6 and II in a crib,

structed of an outer covering of waterproof macarriage or bed, with a nursing bottle A inserted terial to facilitate washing to maintain the holder through either end of the opening 2l depending in a sanitary condition. upon the elevation desired between the mouth of Other novel features of the invention will bethe nursing infant and the surface on which the come apparent as the following specification is holder is set. The nipple of the bottle A is disread in conjunction with the accompanying draw- 40 posed within reach of the mouth of the infant ing, in which child so that no attendant is necessary. The

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the nursing opening 2I is of such size as to necessitate the bottle holder constructed in accordance with the forcing of the same therethrough so that the invention. walls 22 thereof will tightly fit thereabout to Fgure2isaside elevational Viewl 45 securely hOld the 'bottle against accidental diS- Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view placement and with the filling 23 to substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. kenclose the major portion of the bottle and main- Figure 4 is a side elevational view of a moditain the contents of the bottle A in warm coned form of the invention. dition during the nursing period.

Referring to the drawing reference char- Either of the end walls or may be posi*- acters, the numeral I0 designates the improved tionedto face the nursing child, and may have nursing bottle holder in its entirety and whichy suitable nursery pictures 24 provided thereon to comprises'a cushion-like body II. The body II attract and hold the attention of the child durhas opposed end Walls I2 and I3, either of which ing the entire nursing period. may be considered the front wall, and four at From the foregoing, it will be understood that a nursing bottle may be supported at a most favorable angle and height depending upon the size of the infant child and the support on which the holder is supported while the child is in a lying posture. The holder is soft and free of any protrusions which might injure the child should he come in contact therewith. Also, the holder ID has an outer covering of waterproof material which may be Washed to maintain the same in a sanitary C oifditiioiqg' i l;

ters of the ends of the opening 2l are located closer to one of the sides than the remaining sides, and the distances from the centerip'feach opening to each of the four sides in the plane' of '.1 I c It will be seen from -thedrawmg-y thatthe cen- .1 spect to said end faces so that when the holder the end containing the opening-:are unequal.;

Also, the axis of the opening 2| is offset with respect to the axis passing through the 'centerof the two ends. to said central axis and preferably does not intersect the .centenaxisl HrIt is thisforrnation Whichenables the-nursing bottleto be supported always at the most favorable angle land height.

In Figure 4 o f the, drawing ywerhave iilh'lstrated a modified vform* of our nursing bottle holder which is designated. 30. Theconstruction of the holder 30 is the sameias the holder I0, except that instead yoffour side-walls, the holder SEI has six nat side Walls 31,- 32, 33', 34, 35 and as, either,

of whichl ,may constitute the supporting ybase when the holder 30 is in use. 'I 'heA nursing bottle opening 31 is disposedatldifferent; lspaced distances, from the six end `walls -to facilitate a.

greaterfnumber of `,height ladjustments of the nursingvbottle` relative tothe infant child. when the holder isin use.- c I While Wehaveshownl considerto be the preferred embodiment-o-fpur invention,..we wish itto =be understood thatsuch changes in construction, design, and materials maybe resorted to if desiredWithout-departing.v

This axis is inclined withiilespectil and described what rests upon different side faces thereof, the height and inclination of the bottle is varied.

y 2. A nursing bottle holder comprising a yield- `ring body of y regular polygonal shape, said body 'having an opening therethrough, the extremities v of said opening lying in the two end faces, the

centers of said extremities being disposed at different distances from the centers of said faces and at unequal distances from the side edges of l. said end faces? in the plane of said faces; said axis of 'said opening being inclined to the central axis passing through the `center of said end faces and passing to one side thereof, so that when said body restsupon different side faces the angle of inclination and height of said bottle in said holder is adjusted.

PAUL T. LOVE.

` y REFERENCESA `CITED rPhe following references are of record in the le of this patent: y

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number` Name Date 530,435 l, Lowerre Dec. 4, 1894 40 1,617,944 Gerstner Feb. 15, 1927 2,033,296 Porter Mar. 1o, 1936 

